Goa: Full state honors with 21-gun salute for Manohar Parrikar
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Late Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar's last rites have been performed at Miramar beach on Monday. The former Defense Minister was cremated with full state honors and was also accorded a 21-gun salute. Thousands of people joined to pay their final respects to Manohar Parrikar who died on Sunday after a long battle with pancreatic cancer at the age of 63. Here's more.
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Parrikar's body taken from Kala Academy to Miramar beach
The mortal remains of the four-time Goa CM Manohar Parrikar were kept at the BJP head office in Panaji and then at Kala Academy until 4 pm. The senior BJP leader's body was later taken to Goa's Miramar beach for the last rites.
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Last rites ceremony of the late Goa Chief Minister
Panaji: Visuals from the last rites ceremony of late Goa Chief Minister #ManoharParrikar. pic.twitter.com/LrdsXHmRuB
— ANI (@ANI) March 18, 2019
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PM Modi earlier paid tributes to late Manohar Parrikar
PM @NarendraModi pays tributes to late #ManoharParrikar at Kala Academy in Panaji. pic.twitter.com/wfqZhbqwWC
— All India Radio News (@airnewsalerts) March 18, 2019
Political crisis
Manohar Parrikar's death plunged Goa into a political crisis
Goa CM Manohar Parrikar's death has plunged the coastal state into a political crisis. Both BJP and Congress are rushing to claim power in Goa with the latter claiming stake to form the government Meanwhile, senior BJP leader and Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said that Goa's next CM has been chosen; the party's allies, however, are not happy with the choice.